Digital Government
Agencies sponsor $12M IT innovation contest
Organizations can compete on six teams for the best innovations in smart grid, IT infrastructure and green technology.
Digital Government
Obama streamlines federal hiring process
A presidential memo revises the federal hiring process to make it easier and faster, a move that critics say has long been needed. However, unions criticized it for leaving a controversial internship program in place.
Digital Government
How to zip your laptop through TSA airport security
GCN Lab's Trudy Walsh usually checks her 10-pound laptop in her luggage when she flies. How has your laptop fared going through airport security?
Digital Government
Agencies lax about file transfer security
The government spends $7.9 billion annually on sophisticated cybersecurity measures, but agencies too often ignore the basics of protecting files, according to a new survey.
Cybersecurity
US, Russia kick off talks on IT
Officials from the United States and Russia meet this week on a range of information technology-related topics.
Acquisition
OFPP's Frontline Forum is back
Blogger Steve Kelman is pleased to see that OFPP's Dan Gordon has revived the practice of meeting with contracting professionals from across the government.
Digital Government
Senate confirms NSA chief as head of Pentagon's new Cyber Command
The Senate has confirmed National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander as head the Defense Department's new Cyber Command.
Digital Government
Republicans plot campaign against FCC broadband regulation
Republican anger over Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal last week to subject broadband service to increased regulation has boiled over into legislative efforts to stall or block him.
Digital Government
Treatment program agency shows how a dashboard can work
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration tracks in near real time the results of state and local efforts to inform federal officials and Congress -- and soon the public.
Digital Government
Four senators introduce bill to create online database of earmarks
The database would include all relevant information, including the amount of initial request, amount approved by the committee, amount approved in final legislation and other information.
Digital Government
Proposal would expand contractor performance database
Records would stay in the system for one decade and would include incidents not directly related to federal work.
Digital Government
Census Director Groves says computer glitches fixed
The next decennial count should include an Internet option, he says.
Digital Government
Cloud computing and the changing role of the CIO
Will cloud computing make the role of the information technology department and chief information officer obsolete? If not, it will sure change the roles.
Digital Government